diff --git a/src/tribler/core/restapi/events_endpoint.py b/src/tribler/core/restapi/events_endpoint.py
index 675a7136a4..bee86db43f 100644
--- a/src/tribler/core/restapi/events_endpoint.py
+++ b/src/tribler/core/restapi/events_endpoint.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import json
 import time
-from asyncio import CancelledError, Event, Queue
+from asyncio import CancelledError, Event, Future, Queue
 from contextlib import suppress
 from traceback import format_exception
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, TypedDict
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ async def get_events(self, request: Request) -> web.StreamResponse:
         else:
             self._logger.info("Event stream was closed due to shutdown")
 
+        # A ``shutdown()`` on our parent may have cancelled ``_handler_waiter`` before this method returns.
+        # If we leave this be, an error will be raised if the ``Future`` result is set after this method returns.
+        # See: https://github.com/Tribler/tribler/issues/8156
+        if request.protocol._handler_waiter and request.protocol._handler_waiter.cancelled():  # noqa: SLF001
+            request.protocol._handler_waiter = Future()  # noqa: SLF001
+
         # See: https://github.com/Tribler/tribler/pull/7906
         with suppress(ValueError):
             self.events_responses.remove(response)